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Valienteensdy!
You might ask me, “Lëonië, what are your events for this most momentous of occasions?” Well, obviously I will be paying homage to Drew Droege in a pre-Hallmark holiday blog post. On Valienteensdy...
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Studio XO
Following Charlie Brooker’s second installation of the futuristic ‘Black Mirror’, and with London Fashion Week just around the corner, it feels apt that Crane TV have featured Studio XO – a fashion...
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UMO – So Good At Being In Trouble
Great new song from Unknown Mortal Orchestra – sounds a bit like Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, but it’s also got that funk groove to it that kind of reminds me of Al Green or Marvin Gaye too. Watch...
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Broadway By Light
This 1958 avant-garde film, ‘Broadway by Light’, was the first film made by acclaimed American photographer and filmmaker, William Klein. The short feature shows the dizzying lights and logos that...
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David Bowie – The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
I’ve been quite busy recently, so didn’t have the chance to post this when it was new. Nonetheless, it doesn’t change how brilliant this Floria Sigismondi-directed video for David Bowie’s most recent...
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Creepy Panda Hotel Is Creepy.
There is something quite uncanny about these photos of a panda-themed hotel that opened in 2011 in Hong Kong. The way that these panda mascots are just casually inserted into the hotel’s plush interior...
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UNKLE – Hold My Hand
One of my favourite UNKLE tracks has a brand new music video featuring performance artist, Miss Crash. I hadn’t heard of Miss Crash before I saw this, but her act is pretty unique! I don’t want to...
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Grumpy Cat in TIME Magazine
Tardar Sauce, known to most as ‘Grumpy Cat’, is in TIME Magazine. She’s been photographed by Elizabeth Renstrom doing her thing – looking simultaneously pissed off and cute as a button.
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Tyler The Creator Directs Mountain Dew Ad
No, seriously. Tyler, the Creator has directed and starred in an ad for Mountain Dew. It gets weirder, though – he voices a female goat called Felicia…a really violent goat, who gets some kind of...
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They Sent Their Briefs Back
What’s the best way to piss a client off? Perhaps you could ignore the brief they sent you? You might just decide that the agency knows best and go against their wishes completely? But how about going...
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Dead Gaze – I Found The Ending
Love this song. The accordion in it reminds me of ‘This Is The Day’ by The The…except I think I actually prefer this song by Dead Gaze.
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Still Corners – Berlin Lovers
This video for Still Corners’ new single ‘Berlin Lovers’ is lovely. It was directed by Christian Sorensen Hansen and reminds me a bit of Christiane F, but without the heroin. Imagine that Christiane F....
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HAERTS – Wings
HAERTS are female-fronted band of four guys and one girl, who hail from Brooklyn, New York. Their first single is a beautifully tender piece of lo-fi pop, set to a montage of home video-style clips....
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The Bilinda Butchers – Careless Teens
Aww. This video for ‘Careless Teens’ by The Bilinda Butchers is really priddy and makes me yearn for a lazy sunny day where I can just do whatever I feel like. I discovered this band a couple of months...
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Write It In Your Own Voice
Brilliant series of adverts from Uniball which highlight the merits of sending a handwritten letter and cleverly illustrate what misused fonts say about your message. An advertising campaign which is...
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Barry The Platypus
Here’s a very strange TV advert from JWT for First Direct, featuring Barry…a talking platypus from Yorkshire. I quite like it! More adverts should start with great psych songs like ‘I Had Too Much To...
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Confused.com Gets A Rebrand
Well, this feels like it’s long overdue. Every time I saw one of Confused.com’s frequent TV ads, I couldn’t help but think to myself, “Why are a company with such a huge marketing budget still using a...
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Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
Cool video for Arctic Monkeys’ newest single. The style and colours remind me of the scene from Dumbo, when he’s drunk and hallucinating! This synaesthetic animation is by David Wilson, who was behind...
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Miley Virus – At It Again
Miley Cyrus’ latest attempt at relevancy sees her team up with pervy hasbeen, Terry “Uncle Terry” Richardson. The attention-seeking irritant stars in the video for her new song ‘Wrecking Ball’ which,...
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Franz Ferdinand – Right Action
I know this song has been around for ages, but I’ve only just seen the video for it and I LOVE IT. It’s such an amazing pastiche of mid-century modern graphic design, referencing Saul Bass, maybe a bit...
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